About Me

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at The University of Chicago, where I am a member of the Theory Group. I also have a strong and abiding interest in pure mathematics. In addition, I am interested in theoretical physics, as well as applications of these abstract topics to more worldly pursuits, such as biology, energy, and the environment.

I am planning to graduate in June 2012 and next year will be a postdoc in the University of Toronto CS Theory Group. Here are my research statements:

CS Research Statement
Math Research Statement

The two statements describe essentially the same research, but are aimed at readers with different backgrounds and interests.

New! Video and notes of my expository talk on Geometric Complexity Theory at the Brown-ICERM Workshop on Mathematical Aspects of P vs. NP. The audience was mathematicians and theoretical computer scientists (who were on the more pure-mathematical end of the spectrum of theoretical computer scientists).